Detecting West Nile Virus in Owls and Raptors by an Antigen-capture Assay

Gancz, Ady Y.; Campbell, Douglas G.; Barker, Ian K.; Lindsay, Robbin; Hunter, Bruce

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Detecting West Nile Virus in Owls and Raptors by an Antigen-capture Assay

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Dec 2004
By Gancz, Ady Y. ; Campbell, Douglas G. ; Barker, Ian K. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Gancz, Ady Y. ; Campbell, Douglas G. ; Barker, Ian K. ; Lindsay, Robbin ; Hunter, Bruce
Description:

We evaluated a rapid antigen-capture assay (VecTest) for detection of West Nile virus in oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs, collected at necropsy from owls (N = 93) and raptors (N = 27). Sensitivity was 93.5%-95.2% for northern owl species but <42.9% for all other species. Specificity was 100% for owls and 85.7% for raptors.
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Animals Antigen-capture Antigens, Viral Bird Cloaca Diagnosis Dispatch Ontario Oropharynx Owl PCR Raptor Raptors Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Sensitivity And Specificity Strigiformes Test VecTest West Nile Virus
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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(12):2204-2206.
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Journal Article
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10
Issue:

12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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